MARKET GARDENERS' WHOLESALE CATALOG, 1922 



LETTUCE 



HANSON (xl/ 4 ) 



Salamander, B. S. other a syif. 



onyms are Black Seed Tennis Ball, 

 All Heart, Sensation, etc., etc., The 

 large number of synonyms which 

 have been attached to this lettuce 

 in the 100 odd years that it has been 

 in cultivation in this country, is 

 indicative of its importance as a 

 commercial variety. It is a butter 

 variety, strictly cabbage heading, 

 large to medium in size and early- 

 intermediate in season. The color 

 of the head is light green. The 

 quality is excellent. It will hold 11 

 days before shooting to seed. Color 

 of the seed grayish black. Oz., 15c; 

 % lb., 35c; lb., $1.25; 10 lb., $12.00. * 



Green-Leaved Big Boston 

 (Stokes Standard), W. S. 



78 Days. This is a strain of French 

 Unrivaled and is a specially selected 

 stock; recommended for the most 

 critical and painstaking market 

 gardener. Green-Leaved Big Boston 

 resembles Big Boston except that it 

 has no reddish border to the leaves. We believe our stock to be invaluable for cultivation 

 under glass or in the Held. It will hold 18 days before shooting to seed. Oz., 20c; % lb., 

 60c; lb., $2.00; 10 lb., $19.00. 



Rinr Rsvetswi \A7 Q 78 Days. A well-known and popular cabbage heading lettuce 

 Dig DQblon, VV • O. of the butter type. It is medium light green with a slight 

 tinge of brown on the margin of the outer leaves. The head itself is brittle, buttery and 

 the interior a beautiful whitish yellow. The quality is fair. Oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.25; 

 10 lb., $12.00. 



All Qpacnnc R Q 77 D *»ys. The ability of this variety to withstand mid-summer 

 OGosUIIb, JO. heat places it in a class by itself and it is recommended above 



all other varieties for that purpose. The color is a light green; the quality good. It will 

 hold 20 days before shooting to seed. Oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.25; 10 lb., $12.00. 



M flV ICincr W 70 Da y s « ° ne of the newer heading varieties of the butter type. 



iwlay rvillg, VV • O. Medium small, light green and tinged slightly with brown at 

 the edges. This variety is exceptionally early under outdoor cultivation and is also suc- 

 cessfully grown under glass. Oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.25; 10 lb., $12.00. 



Maw Yrkflr nv Wnn^Prfnl W 87 »ays. This is the lettuce which is spoken 



ncw 1 orK or OnueiTUI, VV . O. Q f as iceberg on the commercial markets and 

 it is this variety almost exclusively that is now being shipped east from California. Los 

 Angeles is another synonym for it. It is one of the largest of the heading varieties, 

 curled, crisp, dark green with slightly curled edges. Will hold 24 days before shooting 

 to seed. Our strain is to be highly recommended. Oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; 10 lb., $19.00. 



Crstr\A Ranirle R ^ 70 Da y s « A variety of wide popularity but not of exceptional 

 VJimiU lYdplUb, D. o. quality. It has proven to be very popular with greenhouse 

 men. The plant is spreading when young but becomes compact when matured, forming a 

 loosely rounded cluster of leaves which are excessively blistered and crumpled, very thick 

 and heavy. The color is light green. The seeds are slow to germinate. The matured plant 

 will hold 10 days before shooting to seed. Oz., 15c; y 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50; 10 lb., $14.00. 



Han con \\7 Q 85 Days. From almost all angles this is the most desirable of the 

 iiaildUU, VV. O. loose leaved types. In quality it outclasses all others, its light 

 green color being unspotted and the leaves being decidedly crisp but loose headed. 

 Will hold 24 days before shooting to seed. Our strain may be relied upon. Oz., 15c; 

 % lb., 35c; lb., $1.25; 10 lb., $12.00. 



82 Days. Paris White Cos is a synonym for this variety. 

 This is a self-closing, comparatively late variety, very slow 

 to shoot to seed. The plant is compact. The outside color is a dark green but well 

 blanched on the interior. The quality is excellent and is unsurpassed for Romaine salad. 

 Will hold 20 days before shooting to seed. Oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.50; 10 lb., $14.00. 



CORN SALAD 



Rvnarl I oa-vrAr! ^ mild tasted and excellent quality vegetable, sometimes known as 

 urudU J-»C«*VCU. Lamb's Lettuce or Fetticus. It is often used in place of lettuce. 

 Oz., 10c; y 4 lb., 25c; lb., SOe. 



Trianon Cos, W. S. 



LEEK 



IVfortcf-vrkiic rafAntan Tne root of thsi variety attains a diameter of 2 inches 

 iViUiidiruUd V^dreilUUl. and wili blanch to a pure white. The quality is mild and 

 tender. It is a flat-leaved bulbous hardy perennial, especially desired by our foreign 

 population. Oz., 15c; *4 ib., 40c; lb., $1.50; 10 lb., $14.00. 



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